APRIL 2018 NEWSLETTER
APRIL: Theme
of the Month: EDUCATION without BORDERS
with Speakers, Seminars, Programs. Make
a submission for MIS MAS 2018. We
will be closed for the Easter break from March 29th – April 3rd. Spring
Classes Begin on Wednesday, April 4th. See you in Class or at an Event! View the Newsletter on the Blog in Text Format and in Calendar Format. Forward the
newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
ADMINISTRATION
HOURS
Tuesday and Thursday mornings: 9-12
and Thursday afternoons: 4-7 pm
Please Pick
up your IBAN Receipts, Make Cash Payments, during our Administration Hours,
listed above. Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
LIBRARY and
AMERICAN CORNER HOURS:
Our Library hours are: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings 9-12
and Monday to Friday afternoons from 4-7 pm. The Library is volunteer run. Call
for Library Volunteers!
LOTS of
APRIL HOLIDAYS!
We CLOSE: March 29, 30, 31,
April 1, 2, 3, 25, 30, May 1. No
Classes. No Library. No Administration. Back
on Wednesday, April 4th with the SPRING Session of 10 lessons
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
April 14/15.
1 weekend, 10 hours of Full
Immersion, Infinite Fun. Online Registration at this LINK.
If there is space, we can accept new students up to Lesson 3. Check out our Links for Classes for Kids and Adults. .
Here is LINK to the calendar for Spring Lesson Dates.
SUMMER STEAM – Think Summer! Registration is
Open for Summer Full Immersion weeks for Kids from age 3 to High School. Here’s the info and Registration LINK.
NEW!
INTENSIVE SUMMER TEST PREP – If you’re thinking of going
to the University in the US, you will need to take standardized Entrance Exams.
TOEFL for English and SAT or ACT for general knowledge. Summertime is the best time to study for
this. Info and Registration LINK.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Congratulations to our Creative Chefs.
1st Place – Clara, 2nd Place – Julia and Shania, 3rd
Place – Karoline with Mac & Jeeeeez.
View the photos of the event at this LINK. Looking ahead to 2019? Maybe a Cheesecake or Pie Cook Off!.
We are accepting submissions for the 2018 edition of MIS MAS our in-house
literary magazine in English. This year
in addition to articles, prose, poetry, you can also submit photos and
artwork.
Did you miss MIS MAS 2017? You can
read it at this LINK.
Intensive English Classes for
Refugees – For the entire month the American Corner offers intensive classes for the
refugee community. Tom and Mary, volunteer ESL teachers from Pittsburgh, are
back with us for the second year. Other volunteers help in administrative and
assistant roles. This project continues
thanks to the support of the US Mission to Italy.
Did you study abroad with a FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP or through a US
Department of State Exchange Program? Send us an
email if you or someone you know participated in one of these programs! We are organizing an Alumni Group in Trieste.
aia.fvg@gmail.com
Our 2017/18 Membership Year began on September 1st. Here is the
Membership Form. Membership
prices remain unchanged. €25 – Ridotto
for Students 16 and over, Teachers and 65 and over. €35 – Intero.
Membership is valid until August 31, 2017. Renew your membership each year to take
advantage of the American Film Series, Register for Courses, Check out Library
materials, Participate in Members Only Events.
READ MORE about what it means to be a Member. You
can become a member at any time of the year.
ATTENTION ! DATE
CHANGE -
5 April 2018 - NORMAN - Dir. Joseph Cedar. Starring Richard Gere. Drama. 118 minutes.
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and
FAMILIES – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
·
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am - Mom & Baby Playgroup
·
26/04, 10 am – NATI per LEGGERE –Bilingual Reading English/Italian for ages 0-36 mo.
ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN
to the PUBLIC
·
4/04 and 18/04, 6 pm - Knit Wits – Knitting
Group. Bring your winter project.
·
17/04, 10 am - Coffee Break
HEADS UP for MAY!
5/6 May – 24 hour GLOW Weekend. Info and registration for Middle and High School Girls HERE. Limited to 20 participants.
VOLUNTEERS
We are a Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association.
Volunteers
run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities. We are looking for Volunteers to Mentor and
Manage the Teen Maker Club, Assist
with the Nati per Leggere program,
Work at the Cinema, Help with our Morning Activities at the Front Desk and in the Library. Send us an email. We’ll find a role for you. University of Trieste students in Humanities, P.R. and other majors can
earn Internship Credit
Hours with
us (CFU). We accept students with a minimum of 75 hours (3 CFU). You'll have a great experience and improve your
English, while you also learn valuable life and people skills. High School Students can also do Alternanza Scuola Lavoro. Contact us! aia.fvg@gmail.com
A Special Call for Volunteer 3D Printer lovers and Makers
to help with our Teen Maker Space on
Friday afternoons. You need to know how
to use a 3D Printer and love mentoring teenagers. You can also use our MakerBot for your own 3D
projects. Contact us!
AMERICAN CORNER
TRIESTE – Since 2007, we have been
part of the American Spaces Network. Programs, consultation of the
library, public internet access computers, and Wi-Fi are always free and open
to the public. A great place to study,
meet friends, bring your kids. Specific
sections of the library are dedicated to Educational Advising, Children’s
Corner Library and Women’s Space.
Consult our on line catalog of Books and DVDs. The American
Corner also offers Life Skills in
English Courses for Refugees thanks to a U.S. Department of State Grant and
the US Diplomatic Mission to Italy.
Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste's in-house literary magazine, Mis Mas, is now accepting submissions from the public for its second annual edition.
